Article ID: 91114
Article Last Modified on 10/24/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
This article was previously published under Q91114
SYMPTOMS
When the Microsoft LAN Manager directory is in the MS-DOS PATH statement before the Windows for Workgroups directory, you receive the following error message:
To avoid this error and retain network functionality in Windows for Workgroups, remove the LAN Manager from the PATH statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
CAUSE
Windows for Workgroups Setup looks for a PATH statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and removes the LAN Manager directory. If the syntax of the PATH statement has been changed, Setup fails to recognize it and does not remove the LAN Manager directory.
Setup recognizes
SET PATH=C:\DOS;C:\LANMAN.DOS\NETPROG;C:\WINDOWS
However, it does not recognize:
PATH C:\DOS;C:\LANMAN.DOS\NETPROG;C:\WINDOWS
When the NET START command is executed from AUTOEXEC.BAT, LAN Manager's NET command is activated, causing the above error.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 and version 3.11. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.
Additional query words: 3.10 3.11
Keywords: KB91114
